Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas
2006 · Movie · R · 79 min · ★ 5.5 · 55% critics
A reclusive college freshman pours his big thoughts about life and the universe into a private journal. When it’s stolen after a party, he races across campus to track it down, crossing paths with eccentric students and unexpected connections along the way.
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Details
- Years
- 2006
- Release date
- 2006-06-02
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 79 min
- Critic score
- 55/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.5/10 (65 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a weird, light college comedy with oddball characters, big ideas, and a touch of romance; Not for you if you dislike random humor, slow stretches, or messy tonal shifts like in Barry Munday.
Pros: quirky campus characters; thoughtful offbeat ideas; likable lead performances | Cons: uneven pacing; humor can miss; underdeveloped story beats
Themes
- virgin
- college
- campus
- drugs
Cast & crew
Patrick Fugit
as Bickford Shmeckler
Fran Kranz
as Ralph
Olivia Wilde
as Sarah Witt
John Cho
as Bob
Reid Scott
as Trent
Matthew Lillard
as Spaceman
Cheryl Hines
as Professor Adams
Thomas Lennon
as Campus Cop
Robert Ben Garant
as Campus Cop
Deon Richmond
as Red
Directed by Scott Lew